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The public history of modern art is the story of conventional people not knowing what they are dealing with.

Golda Meir

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Golda Meir
Age: 80 †
Born: 1898
Born: May 3
Died: 1978
Died: December 8
Former Prime Minister Of Israel
Politician
Teacher
Kiev
Golda Meyerson
Golda Mabovich
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There was no such thing as Palestinians, they never existed.
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Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself.
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Those that perished in Hitler's gas chambers were the last Jews to die without standing up to defend themselves.
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It's no accident many accuse me of conducting public affairs with my heart instead of my head. Well, what if I do?.. Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either.
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Glorious bouquets and storms of applause are the trimmings which every artist naturally enjoys.
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The world hates a Jew who hits back. The world loves us only when we are to be pitied.
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